The Pizza Hut building at 347 N. Dexter St. in Ionia was demolished Friday after its site plan request was tentatively approved by the city’s planning commission in August.

The restaurant will be rebuilt in the same “footprint” as the current building, said Ionia City Manager Jason Eppler.

The commission’s approval last month was tentative, pending the company being granted variances dealing with parking configuration and ordinance requirements for loading and unloading space by the Zoning Board of Appeals, which met Sept. 4.